NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (WWAY) — North Topsail Beach Mayor Dan Tuman said a man in his early 60s died while surfing alone Wednesday afternoon.

Tuman said investigators were alerted to the drowning by a witness who found the victim unresponsive in the surf in the Village Sound area just before 3:30 p.m. He said the victim’s name has not been released, but he is 62 years old and from Sneads Ferry.

Police say the victim was Michael Moore, 63, of Sneads Ferry.

An autopsy in Jacksonville this morning indicated a heart-related medical problem most likely led to Moore drowning.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) has postponed work that will require a precautionary boil water advisory for homes and businesses in a portion of the north side of Wilmington. The work was scheduled to be done Friday afternoon.

The utility announced the postponement Thursday evening. Crews were slated to replace three valves in the area of the N. 4th St. due to potential impact on businesses, according to a news release.

The state has cited Duke Energy for violating wastewater permit by pumping an estimated 61 million gallons of wastewater from two coal ash pits at the Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant to a tributary of the Cape Fear River.